Pluscarden Abbey, Scotland
Hear us Lord, you who heard Jonah from the
belly of the whale;
hear us calling, you who heard David laid low
and dressed in sackcloth, calling and saying:
Spare, spare and
defend your creatures, Lord our God.
Lent
Suggested use: Benediction.
This chant was originally sung as a processional during the ceremony of imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday.
1Note: The above music is from the Cantus Selecti (Abbaye Saint-Pierre Solesmes, 1949, page 52) which is in public domain and may purchased at solesmes.com .